Big Event, Big Business

Middle East Cleaning Technology Week has provided a wonderful platform for professionals like us from South Africa, where we confront issues very similar to that are faced by the cleaning industry in the MENA region”, said Chreeson Moodley, Marketing Director, Gotec, Durban.

Another visitor cum delegate Nana Otedola, Founder, Garment Care, Lagos, has been wanting to open a laundry. “The Show and the knowledge sharing sessions have been extremely useful for me to understand how to run a profitable laundry business,” said Nana. According to Sreejith Narendran, Managing director, Magnarab, Dubai Gulf Laundrex has been “the most pleasant surprise in business we’ve had, measured by tangible results of course Said Roya Nouri, Managing director, Nartronic International Inc, “The event has been extremely professional and focused. The Global standards are met with at the Expos. We could meet a number of clients and make new business contacts.” Another exhibitor who was very satisfied with the business outcome is John Bannister of Alliance international.

Not that the very high level of activity was centralized just on Gulf Laundrex, the excitement was equally palpable at the Clean Middle East Pulire 2015 and Gulf Car Wash sections as well. This is the first time that a successful fusion of different aspects of cleaning and hygiene technology and cleaning industry professionals has happened. It is also significant that officials from

The three day MECTW from November 2-4 at in Za’abeel Halls, Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre has now been termed a big success. The Expos had over 160 exhibitors from 11 countries displaying a wide range of products, solutions and technologies in the three niche segments of cleaning. Indian companies Roots Multiclean and Kibble Enterprises made their maiden participation at CEMP. When it came to visitors too India made its impact. “Fifty per cent of the visitors to my booth were Indian companies”, stated Dirk Niesen of RM Suttner.

Organised by VIS Exhibitions, MECTW has been designed to collectively offer opportunities to professionals in the business of Cleaning including Car Care and Linen care. The products/systems on display ranged from heavy vacuum street sweeper, Auto Vac floor cleaning machines and scrubber dryers to innovative dispenser lines and odour control systems. The Car care sections had mobile car wash, Tunnel car washing systems, waterless wash & wax, eco-friendly car wash sprays & wipes, in bay automatics, waste water treatment systems, pressure washers, vacuum cleaners, accessories, custom detailing products and range of foam cleaners.

The growing hospitality and health care sectors in the region brought to the fore the expanding laundry market. Gulf Laudrex showcased Industrial laundry equipment, tunnel washers, different kinds of ironers, folders, chemicals, cleaning solvents, dispensing equipment, advanced software for linen management, dry cleaning machines, automatic carpet washing equipment, economical wash processes, automation and many more.

The unprecedented response MECTW received just reinforced the fact that Cleaning Industry is maturing in the GCC region; governments are focusing on city cleaning and the various sectors on professional cleaning to meet the required standards to enhance business opportunities. The growth of the professional cleaning sector was conceded by the fact that the Dubai Municipality and Bee’ah extended support to MECTW’s ‘Unsung City Cleaning Heroes’.

“MECTW was a resounding success. With a large amount of business conducted it was beneficial to all our stakeholders. There have been advances in every vertical of the cleaning and hygiene industry, and through the expo we have generated awareness about innovations in the sector. Next year, MECTW is set to grow, as we will include new fragments of the cleaning industry in the exhibition,” commented Jayaraman Nair, Chairman –VIS Exhibitions and Conferences.

The highlights of the event were the seminar sessions with experts from various verticals coming in as speakers and panel members. While Illam Kadri, president, Sealed Air Diversey Care made the key note speech at ICHC Conference (Hospitality Healthcare) Duncan Waddell, Chairman, Global FM, delivered the Opening Address at the “Soft Services FM and cleaning Contractors” session. Subhash Joshi. Regional head-automotive & transportation, Middle East and North Africa Frost & Sullivan, opened the Car care conference. Victor Bastian, Assistant Vice President, Linencraft, presented the Keynote Address at the Linen Care Conference.

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MECTW honours Excellence in Facility Management, Hospitality and Laundry

It was a night of celebration, dance and dinner as the winners of the 2015 edition of the Excellence Awards were honoured for their sincere and hard work. The main award categories, Housekeeping, Soft-Services FM, and Laundry were further divided into sub-categories – supervisors and attendants in each. A new Innovation Award has also been introduced this time.

“It was an impressive experience. The scale of the entrants and nominations we received was overwhelming, boosting us to introducing the ‘Innovation Award’ under each category. Finally, we narrowed it down to 20 nominees across all categories,” commented Tatjana Ahmed, Housekeeping Manager, Grand Hyatt, who was also the Chairperson of the UAE Professional Housekeepers Group

The winners: Soft services FM attendant – Homnath Rajbanshi, Housekeeping Attendant, Emrill Services LLC(winner), Soft services FM team leader – Syed Abdul Jaleel, Facilities Supervisor Soft Services, Al Shirawi Facilities Management; Laundry Attendants – Najar Mohammed, Dry Cleaner, Jumeirah Emirates Towers; Laundry Team Leader – Antonio P. Ordes, Laundry Supervisor, Pullman Deira City Center; Housekeeping Room Attendants – Phurbe Pakhrin, Housekeeping Room Attendant, Al Qasr Hotel – Madinat Jumeirah, Housekeeping Room Team Leader – Prakash Paudel, Housekeeping Team Leader, Grand Hyatt Residence Dubai; Housekeeping Public Area Attendants – Sayedi Abdul Kader, Housekeeping Attendant, The Palace Hotel Downtown Dubai, Housekeeping Public Area Team Leader – Muhammad Saeed Akhalak, Housekeeping Supervisor, The Palace Hotel Downtown; Innovation Award – Mary Cryst Ayap, Assistant Manager Housekeeping, Grand Hyatt Dubai.

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